Popular Ogun Socialite Lawyer, Akinsola Lauds N.E.Y.I For Youth Entrepreneurship, Advocacy

Barr. Akinsola (left) with N.E.Y.I President, Mr. Adefisoye

ABEOKUTA - An Abeokuta based socialite, Policy Consultant and a business lawyer, Barrister Kayode Akinsola has applauded Nigeria Entrepreneurship Youth Initiative ( N.E.Y.I ) team for being an advocator on youthful entrepreneurship and development.

Barrister Akinsola gave the commendation at the weekend while receiving the President of Nigeria Entrepreneurship Youth Initiative ( N.E.Y.I ), Mr. Adeshola Joseph Adefisoye.

The eloquent legal practitioner stated that the goal of being a mentor is to raise a cross section of young minds, who seek to understand the applicability of knowledge to their business environments as this mentees are taken through the process of Action Learning and they would be exposed to business solutions in real times.

He said consistency is the key in entrepreneurship development, assuring N.E.Y.I on his support towards the advocacy for youthful entrepreneurship.

Responding, the N.E.Y.I President, Adefisoye Adeshola stated that N.E.Y.I vision is a big entrepreneurial vision that will librate millions of Nigeria youths through its programmes.

Adefisoye said, as the need and call for entrepreneurship increases day by day, the development of entrepreneurship has been stalled in the last few years.

He said the government needs to work with other organisation like N.E.Y.I to foster the creating a better environment for entrepreneurship and the private sector in Nigeria. 

According to him, this will include improving the level of infrastructure in the country.

Adefisoye called on government to revised formal education in the country to produce more innovative mindsets rather than ordinary job seeking dummies. 

"Modern technology needs to be incorporated in the country and also in the educational system. The agricultural sector needs to be actively revitalized. It has a lot of entrepreneurial potentials and it is embedded in the culture of Nigerians, we will never stop to advocate for entrepreneurship development for our youths in Nigeria," Adefisoye added.